Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
Change ball direction in pickleball when you’re balanced, have comfortable spacing, and can create a clear doubles advantage. Stay crosscourt under pressure,…
The six-foot rope is a great beginner rule, but advanced doubles players know when to let it stretch. Move with your partner…
Every pickleball player has an opinion about what it takes to improve. Watch more YouTube videos.Buy a better paddle.Practice your third-shot drop.Play…
The most consistent way to create topspin in pickleball is to use a low-to-high swing path, starting the paddle below the ball…
To win more pickleball games, keep soft shots below the opponent’s attack zone, use controlled third-shot drives, reset from midcourt, return deep…
To remember the pickleball score, connect it to something meaningful: the previous rally, your court position, a pre-serve routine, the game’s momentum,…
If you’re being targeted in crosscourt dink rallies, don’t keep hitting to the same spot. Instead, use a simple three-ball pattern: outside…
To break a pickleball plateau, stop relying on open play alone. Use small-group coaching, focused drills, stronger practice partners and paused competitive…
Use a down-the-line dink when you’re balanced and can pressure your opponent, not just change direction. Aim inside the sideline toward the…
Anger hurts pickleball performance by increasing tension, rushing decisions, and encouraging low-percentage shots. To reset, identify whether the error came from contact,…
Aim a pickleball backhand flick based on the opponent’s ready position. If they sit backhand, target the outside forehand side. If they…
Three pickleball kitchen counters handle most speed-ups: use a soft backhand reset for balls outside your backhand, a compact backhand punch for…
Unfortunately, leg injuries are commonly endured in most racket sports, and pickleball is no exception. Of those injuries, Achilles tendinopathy and tendonitis…
Being able to drive the ball down the court with speed and accuracy is a huge component to upping your pickleball game.…
Lucy Kovalova is a professional pickleball player on the PPA Tour. Lucy hails from Slovakia and is renowned for her composed demeanor…
Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters are perhaps the most recognizable pickleball players in the sport today. Both players have dominated their…
The St. Lucie County’s Parks and Recreation Department in Fort Pierce, Florida, is holding another four-week teaching/coaching session for players of all…
Summer is the perfect time to play pickleball. Longer days and warm evenings mean you don’t have to wait for the weekend…
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